The Portland daily press., 1887-02-10
ESTABLISHED JUNE %. 1s62-voL "a. e..



dust to-, into the river, but the mi
nority,, Messl> ork, Hayden and Jones, re
| port bill to prohibit it.
Messrs Walton and Talbot dissent from
| the majority of the juiciary committee IN tn
matter of raising the salaries of Justices o
the Supreme Court from $1,000 year u
$4,000. This extra $500 is to provide for eX
| penses incurred in attending court. The ma
| jority of the committee think $500 none too
much for a judge who has to pay his own eX
penses.
The Lobsters.
The committee on fisheries and game gave
hearing this afternoon to the petitioners
| for change in the lobster law. The can
ners were represented by Gen. Charles p
| Mattocks of Portland, Joseph Wyman OF
Millbridge, N. G. Stevens of Brooklyn, and
Messrs. Holmes of Eastport, and Smith OF
Jonesport. These gentlemen opposed any
change in the present law. True p. Pierce
Esq, of Rockland, was there in the inter
ests of the fishermen, to ask that the Close
time be abolished, and 10A inches be the
limit of length, under which no lobster MAY
be caught. Fish Commissioner Counce alsC
favored such plan for protecting the lob
ster. He said that the Holsters caught on
about as follows:
"a smackS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,700,006
Small Doats 2,00O,O0t
New YORK smaeks........... ..-...... 2,o00,U0C
Total. %, ,020O0l
Mr.. Counce also presented letters to show
that the Holsters have been decreasing in
length and numbers during the past year
The present law, he thought, really protect.
ed the Holsters very little. In the summer
large numbers OF people visit the seash0re,
catch all they want and even sell some. Rep
reSentative Hersey, of Harpswell, wanted
the close time abolished and the length fixed
at ten inches; Mr.. Condor, of Friendship,
thought l03 inches a better length. Fish
the abolition of close time and the increase in
length. The hearing was continued this eve
ming.
For the Deaf and Dumb.
The finance committee having heard Miss
Barton, of the Portland School for the Deaf,
have voted to recommend the appropriation
of $4,000 yearly for the next two years fer
the three schools to the support of which the
State now CONFERENCE.-The Hartford School,
the Perkins School, of Boston, and the Port
land School. This is substantial increase
over what has been given before. Moreover,
but Nulululblcc nave ucClueQ lUdL the leRlSld-
ture ought to make up to the schools few
thousand dollars of the last appropriation
which went back into the State treasury be-
cause not called for in season.
The Practice of Dentistry.
Mr.. Condor introduced tLis morning bill
for the registration of dentists. 1t provides
that every one who shall hereafter enter the
practice of dentistry in this State shall either
be graduate of a dentist college, or have a
certificate showing he has passed suitable
examination. For the conducting of examin-
ations, the bill provides for commission of
five appointed by the Maine Dental Society
All dentists now practising would be exempt
from the provisions of this bill.
Notes.
The resolve giving $4,000 to the Eye and
Ear Infrmary passed the Senate this fore
noon almost unanimously. Senator Wescott
spoke in favor of it.
The committee on legal affairs have voted
to report fayorably the bill to incorporate
the Belfast Water Company and the bill in
cooperating the Mount Desert Canoe Club.
The bill to allow the cutting of second
channel for the Mousam river, in Kennebunk
so that its waters may enter the Cove, is
safely on its passage. The channel is in
tended for small sail and row boats, and will
If completed, be a prominent feature of
Kennebunk Beach.
The Golden Rule Relief Association has
been chosen as the name of the corporation
under which Prentiss Loring, Charles II.
Porter, w. G. Smith, c. L. Goodwin, S. P.
Smith, c. S. Hamilton, G. f. Owen, c. II.
Prescott, l. j. Brown, G. A. Woodbury., j,
G. Stevens, Montgomery S. Gibson, their as
sOciates, successors and assigns, ask to be al
lowed to do business of life, accident and
health insurance.
The committee on interior waters report
favorably on the petition of Edward Kicker
of Poland Springs, for permission to navi-
gate for ten years certain ponds in that re-
giOn.
The committee on education report favor
ably the resolve giving $500 a year for five
years to Hampden Academy; also the bill
authorizing China Academy to deed its land
to the school district.
The preachers of the Methodist Episcopal
church, in their district meeting at Winthrop
voted to request the passage of bill max
ing the penalty for liquor selling imprison-
ment for the first offence, and making the
payment of a United States license tax
prima facie evidence of the guilt of rum
seller. A petition to this effect came in this
morning, headed by Rev. A. w. Pottle, pre-
siding elder, and % other clergymen.
Two deaf mutes appeared before the edu-
cational committee yesterday, to advocate
the establishment of school for the deaf
and dumb in Maine. They made themselves
understood through the kind help of Miss
Barton, of the Portland school for the deaf,
who happened to be present 1t seems un-
likely that any favorable recommendations
will be made by the committee.
The committee op towns recommend that
"Gouldsborough' be hereafter spelled
"Gouldsboro." They also recommend that
the town of Eaton be divided, part going
to Danforth, and the rest remaining as For
est City.
The judiciary committee report favorably
on the bill to amend the charter of the Pope
Manufacturing Company; also on the bill to
prevent the pollution Of upper and lower
Hadlock ponds, at Mount Desert, ponds
where small boys have been wont to 60 in
swimming, much to the disgust of the peo-
pie of Southeast Harbor, who drink the wa
ter The committee also will report favora-
bly, on bill relating to the water company
that takes water from these ponds.
The railroad committee will report favor
ably ON the bill to charter the Sebago Lake
and Mechonic Falls Railroad.
The four Perry boys and Martin Bracket,
who are in State prison for two years each
for burglary in Sherman, want to be par
dsned on the ground that they were con-
yicted through false testimony. The counsel
argued their case before the Governor and
Council this afternoon and evening.
The labor committee had hearing on the
weekly payment bill today. W. F. Millilzen
of Portland, Thomas Walker of Skowhegan,
Archibald Linn of Hartland, Louis Ander-
son of Skowhegan, E. M. Goodall of San
ford and Paymaster Winslow of Biddeford
appeared against the proposed legislation.
Messrs. Priest of Vassaboro and Shaw of
Brunswick advocated the bill.